"Gestapo tactics." That's how Donald Trump's recently installed campaign manager, Paul Manafort, characterized the Ted Cruz campaign's successful effort to win all 34 of Colorado's pledged national convention delegates at the long-scheduled Republican congressional district and state conventions.
State Sen. Dwight Bullard put the kibosh on rumors that he'll bow out of his race in a newly drawn Miami-Dade County district that could pose an uphill battle for the incumbent.
Bullard, an heir to a political dynasty founded by his late mother, Larcenia, told The News Service of Florida on Thursday that he has no intention of stepping away from what is expected to be one of the most contentious Senate battles this year.
"I plan on qualifying in June. I'm not going to pull any bait-and-switch," Bullard, a Miami Democrat, said.
Gov. Rick Scott’s put his lawmaking pen to work Thursday, signing 20 bills into law, five of which honed in on education in the Sunshine State.
From her perch as chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., held a hearing on Wednesday on Assessing President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa FY 2017 Budget Request.” Her opening statement is below:
We’re here today to discuss the president’s FY17 budget request for the Middle East and North Africa region.
Former Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson threw his support to U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
Cabinet members were talking softly, smiling at one another, clapping each other on the back. But anyone who couldn't sense a Baileygate hangover throbbing uncomfortably over the March 29 Cabinet meeting had his head in the sand.
Former U.S. Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., is looking to make a political comeback, setting his sights on a return to Congress.
Nick Tomboulides, the executive director of U.S. Term Limits, offered the following response to an open letter to him from U.S. Senate hopeful Todd Wilcox about a term limits pledge:
I don’t know U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox, but he seems to be a patriot and man of integrity. My issue with Wilcox is not a personal one, but rather about his policy stance on term limits for members of Congress.
